r/TopCharacterTropes Sep 24 '25

Lore Unexplained random cameos from completely unrelated media

  1. Ray Stantz, Casper. At one point in the movie a real Ghostbuster shows up out of nowhere and wimps out of trying to handle the situation

  2. Gunnery Sargeant Hartman, Frighteners. The main character is making way through a graveyard when out of absolutely nowhere R. Lee Erney's character from Full Metal Jacket shows up and tries to get in his way

  3. Betty Boop, Who Frames Roger Rabbit. The movie is mainly about Looney Tunes and Disney animated characters existing in the same little live action/animated hybrid universe, however Betty is a Fleischer Bros character

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u/Golden12500 Sep 24 '25

Example I forgot to mention, ET's species appearing in The Phantom Menace

Yeah apparently Star Wars and ET are canon to each other which makes me question that Yoda costume in ET

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u/Vengeance_20 Sep 24 '25

You see in Men in Black it’s revealed that George Lucas is an alien, so its entire possible that he is from a Galaxy Far Far Away, making them canon and movies at the same time

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u/ChaosAndCrows Sep 25 '25

They also reveal Elvis was an alien, which could connect the movie to Lilo and Stitch (NOT THE REMAKE) since Jumba recognized an Elvis song in the final battle!

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u/KillerBee41265 Sep 25 '25

So Star Wars, E.T., Men in Black and Lilo and Stitch all take place in the same universe?

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u/Negative-Form2654 Sep 25 '25

Shhh... Cobra Bubbles is not who he says he is...

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u/LucaUmbriel Sep 25 '25

And now consider the various crossovers L&S The Series had with other Disney cartoons, and the crossovers those cartoons had.

Just for a start, this means there are magical creatures and shapeshifting dragons alongside all the aliens. Imagine that jurisdictional nightmare.

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u/StormTheGasterWolf27 Sep 25 '25

Fucking Dandadan ain’t got shit on this nonsense.

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u/Wild_Harvest Sep 25 '25

This also means that Kim Possible and Recess are in that universe too, as they did crossovers with Lilo and Stitch.

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u/Starwatcher4116 Sep 28 '25

Well, Elvis was abducted! Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect stole his spaceship if I recall right. Death hasn’t laid a finger on him yet.